9:10 PM,
Sep. 12, 2013

Written by

Mark Benson

Lee County is in the midst of budgetary considerations that may involve political issues rather than practical, pragmatic reality.

In the last 12 years, the depreciable asset owned inventory of county facilities that will eventually need major refurbishment or replacement, increased from 1 million to 5.6 million square feet without apparent fiduciary budgetary consideration of the cost for inevitable major maintenance that will be required.

We seem to be trapped in the "touch up the X-ray" demands of relatively short term goals and considerations by only planning or considering a ...